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Michael Shanks vs Katrina Murray

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen
vs
Photograph of Katrina Murray
Katrina Murray
Lab Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch

Voting alignment

Michael Shanks and Katrina Murray voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 294 shared comparable votes.

294 same votes 0 different votes 294 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
31 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
31 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 58 shared votes
31 Aye 27 No
24 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
24 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

64.4%
8% below average
Rank 525 of 649
Participation
76.8%
4% above average
Rank 272 of 649
501
778 eligible divisions
Total votes
453
590 eligible divisions
236
47.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
232
51.2% of votes cast
265
52.9% of votes cast
No votes
221
48.8% of votes cast
5
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
17
3.8% of votes cast
3 years, 0 months
Since 5 Oct 2023
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

100
+16.4 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 650
Appearances
64
-19.6 vs Commons average
Rank 352 of 650
408
+262.3 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 650
Contributions
81
-64.7 vs Commons average
Rank 404 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£340,820
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£184,548
all imported IPSA years
£272,859
21% above average
Latest expenses
£184,548
18% below average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Trade
13 of 14 votes
#1
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Energy
20 of 26 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API